Roleplay

First Years

Merlin would stand in silence in front of the classroom, nodding at each of the students as they arrived. He cleared his throat before addressing the class. "Welcome to first year potions. To begin with, what are some of the basic tools used in Potions?"

Lydia's first thought is 'Oh, she's one of those people'. Though, when remembering that she was the princess, she immediately takes it back... well, only sort of since she only thought it. Who knows. Maybe all royalty were secretly clairvoyant or something and could read minds. This entire thought leads to more, ultimately distracting Lydia from class. The princess pretty much answered everything anyway.

"A chopping board? To prepare the ingredients?" She suggested as she doodled on a piece of paper. Grace was kind of listening but kind of not. She'd bought a fully equipped toolkit before coming here so she guessed she had everything she needed already.

"Five points to Hufflepuff and Gryffindor. Now, I want each of you to look at your stations in front of you, and familiarize yourself with the tools. Be careful with the knives, I do not wish to send anybody to the hospital wing today."

Second Years

Merlin would stand in silence in front of the classroom, nodding at each of the students as they arrived. He cleared his throat before addressing the class. "Brew. Concoction. Draft. Who can tell me what these mean?"

"They are actually subtle- but important differences between the three terms. A concoction is a mixture of ingredients, a brew is a liquid mixture, and a draft is a serving of a potion. Can anyone tell me why it would be important to know these specific terms?"

Third Years

Merlin would stand in silence in front of the classroom, nodding at each of the students as they arrived. He cleared his throat before addressing the class. "I would like all of you to summarize what you learned last year in Potions class."

Fourth Years

Merlin would stand in silence in front of the classroom, nodding at each of the students as they arrived. He promptly started, as he did not want to waste any time fooling around. "The Truth Serum. What is the most important ingredient used such a potion?"

Tai stares at his teacher, face visibly perplexed. "Well. professor..." He says slowly. "I'm not sure what drugs you're on today, but you're solid man. I mean, I don't eant to disappoint you but," he glances around then whispers, "I see you." The slytherin cn't stop the edges of his mouth from going up, highly amused.

Tai doesn't back down from the stare, even going so far as to lean in a little. He's not suicidal enough to give his teacher a good peck though. The boy pats his professors stiff as f-ck arm. "I get it buddy, it's hard walking around with a stick up your ass."

Merlin grabbed the student by the collar and lead him out the door, "You are to go STRAIGHT to Deonte! NOW!" He slammed the door on Tai, then walked over to his desk, turned away from the students. He held his hands behind his back, and spoke lowly, "If anyone else wants to act up during this class- the door is over there. Otherwise, five points to Miss. Malfoy." He turned to face the class again, a calm rage now burning in his eyes.

Piper was...shocked. And outraged. Seeing the events unfold, she quickly shot her hand up, speaking up anyway. "Excuse me, sir, but you can't swear or manhandle a student like that," she pointed out. Could she get thrown out herself? Yes. But she's doing this anyway. "Regardless of what he said, which wasn't even that bad, it's not right."

"Then perhaps I should make myself clear, Miss. Lancaster." He looked at the entire class, and spoke in a projected voice, "I expect nothing less than attentiveness and excellence. I will not tolerate any idiocy, and any foolish antics will result in you being removed from my class." He looked back down to Piper, "And if one chooses to constantly disobey, I will not hesitate to use force to remove them." He turned his back towards the class again. "Can anyone tell me why Jobberknoll feathers are used?"

"Um, Professor, maybe you're not suited for this job if you can't handle one little comment from a student," Heloise stated in a confident tone. No matter how annoying a student may be, Heloise can't stand a teacher who loses their cool so easily. "Also, cursing? Not very appropriate when you're teaching a class of fourteen year olds."

This isn't the first time something like this has happened. He has two options- one, he can walk away. Two, he can not walk away. He takes a moment to ponder. The slytherin takes a deep breath in, cups his hands around his mouth, then begins singing at the top of his lungs. "I AINT GETTIN SLEEP CAUSE OF YALL, YALL NOT GON GET NO SLEEP CAUSE OF ME," he bangs the door to the same rhythm that Tanisha clapped those pans. "Let ME HEAR YOU SAY BWAH BWAH."

Narrowing her eyes at his attempt to ignore them, she spoke louder. "Insinuating that a student is an idiot doesn't give you any brownie points, how do you expect them to get better if you downgrade them like that? Either way, violence is still not the answer. What type of message are you trying to send? You could have hurt him," Piper said, making a face at him. She was glad she had Heloise also doing it. Means she wasn't alone. "And you can kick me out and take as many house points as you want. I am simply standing up for what I believe is wrong–" Piper was cut off as Tai began yelling and she slowly stared at him. Nope, still didn't agree with the professor.

He turned towards the class, "I do sincerely apologize for the behavior. I must ask you all to leave the classroom." He turned and walked out the door, straight past Tai, and to the Headmaster's office.

"Why does everyone like to lose their temper so quickly?" She asked to no one in particular. "Okay, so, I don't think he's going to be helping us pass this year and I really do want to pass this year and get out of Hogwarts as quickly as I can. So is anyone freakishly good at potions to teach us all because this is my worst subject?" She asked, looking at the rest of the class. Piper refused to believe that he was apologising for anyones behaviour save for his own. Piper had a right to speak up, she had a right to her voice, especially when she sees something wrong. Which was important, especially in this political climate.

- "Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school."Message Me - 05:30, October 30, 2018 (UTC)

Juliana happened to be walking by as Merlin rushed out of the room and came into the room to see the chaos of the students. She cleared her voice as an obviously irritate face appeared. "I need all of you to sit, now. It is the first day of school. What in the world did you all do to send the teacher out of the room that upset?"

"None of us did anything. He decided to swear and used manhandled a student. Then got mad when we decided to speak against it. Not our fault he has a temper," Piper said, crossing her arms over her chest. "I have a right to speak up when I see something wrong and a teacher is not meant to swear or use physical force against a student."

"It was a disruptive comment at first, Professor," Heloise chooses to speak up. "Nothing for a teacher to lose their cool at, though. I can maybe see why later on in class, but definitely not at first."

- "Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school."Message Me - 05:46, October 30, 2018 (UTC)

She sighed, rubbing her eyes a little. "It is the first day...The first. Mr.Andrada, since you were nearly out the door when I got here, I'm assuming the comment came from you. I want no more of this. If you have an issue with a teacher, you can talk to me, Professor Chevalier, or your head of house. If I hear of one of you disrupting a class again, you won't like the reaction from me." She looked aroun when she was done speaking to make sure they understood. "Now, unfortunately for you, I've taught potions for years. So, what are we working on today?"

The boy shrugs. "Nah I don't have a problem with him,. He's kinda funny looking though," he adds as an afterthought. "But nah. Reminds me of some of my primary teachers. Anyways, It's been fun but I'm kind of tired so," he gets up and leaves.

- "Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school."Message Me - 05:57, October 30, 2018 (UTC)

She rolled her eyes, waving her wand to lock and close the door in front of Tai. "You will sit down now, or you and I can discuss your departure from this school. It is day one and I'm already tired of the behavior I'm getting from you. But, if you would rather leave and have your wand snapped, we can arrange that."

Oh. So he's not leaving. Tai turns to look at Juliana. On the one hand, hogwarts offered free food and shelter. On the other, he kind of just doesn't care what happens to himself. Decisions, decisions. He folds his arms, expression pensive. "Depends. On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being a firework going off in an exam, a 10 being the actual exam, how boring is this lesson going to be?" The question is a serious one.

- "Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school."Message Me - 06:12, October 30, 2018 (UTC)

"You have until I finish my next sentence to sit down before whatever you're holding turns into a portkey and takes you straight to the headmaster, and what I assume is a very angry Professor Graves.", she says before returning to the rest of the class. "Ok, so then I assume we are on Truth Serums...Why do you think Jobberknoll feathers are used in this potion? What properties do you think they have?"

- "Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school."Message Me - 06:30, October 30, 2018 (UTC)

"Goodbye, Mr.Andrada. I will see you and the Headmaster soon.", she said as she raised her wand, pointing it at Tai's book bag. "Portus." With a quick flash, Tai disappeared and was off to Silas' office. "Now that we have all distractions removed, who can answer my question?"

Demelza didn't get to speak up during the whole sequence of events- and now she wishes she did. That guy really wasn't suited to deal with fourth years if he lost it after that. Poor Tai. He did comment too much, but also made classes interesting. Demelza crosses her fingers under her desk. Here's to hoping he wouldn't be expelled. She sighs and answers: "Jobberknolls have an excellent memory, so their feathers are used in potions connected to memories and lies."